I wanted to write about Australia while the memories were still fresh (there’s still more coming) but that means that I’ve put off other posts. Like New Years. Usually I avoid those kind of arbitrary milestone posts because on their own they don’t really mean much. They’re like birthdays, it’s just a number, nothing has really changed from the day before. This year though, I actually wanted to write.
The beginning of 2014 I was bored, lonely, and indifferent about my life. Things weren’t all bad but life was dull and without any promising prospects I didn’t have a lot of optimism for the future. I was just kind of trudging through, surviving day to day.
The end of 2014, December 31st, I was in Australia with Sharn and a few of her friends, drinking and watching the Sydney New Years Eve fireworks on the TV. Like usual, I did a mental review of the year and was surprised at just how crazy 2014 was. Most of my year-end reviews don’t have much to comment on but 2014 was different. There were so many ups and downs and all-arounds. Good, bad, and just about everything in between. Continue reading